Container



June 24, 1941- J. M. HOTHERSALL.

CONTAINER Filed April 28, SL938 lNVE OR RNE , closed at its ends withPatented June 24, 1941 CONTAINER John M. Hothersall, Brooklyn, N. Y.,assignor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewJersey Application April 2a, 1938, Serial No. 204.899

v 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to containers for thepackaging anddelivery, of liquids, such as milk, fruit juices or the like and hasparticular reference to a sanitary fibre container of a constructionwhich will readily shed water from its top end.

The invention constitutes my United States Patent 2,085,979, issued July6. 1937, and is especially'an improvement on the top closureconstruction thereof. 1

The invention contemplates a container top member which is securedto-the body of the contuner by an interfolding of marginal portionsofthe top and the body members in an end scam, the top member being domedso that its outer or upper surface is above the plane of the surroundingend seam folds or joints. v

An object of the invention, therefore, is the provision of a sanitaryfibre container for milk and other beverages wherein the top closure animprovement upon the container illustrated and described in l5 andhaving the short edges of the sheet overmember is formed so thatwater-or other foreign body so that water falling on the container topwill readily run off over'the end seam.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawin discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the instantinvention and illustrating the same in a closed and sealed condition;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged composite section taken through the containersubstantially along a composite' plane indicated by the lines 2-4 inFig. l: and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the top cosure member of thecontainer before it is assembled with the container body, the viewshowin the closure element of the member in open position.

As a preferred embodiment of the invention the drawing shows a containerof the general construction described in detail in my patenthereinbefore mentioned. The container briefly comprises a substantiallyrect nslflar body II top and bottom closure ll members 12, i3. The bodyII is preferably formed from a single sheet of fibrous material foldedat right angles to provide four side walls lapped to form a vertical lapside seam IS. The seam edges are preferably secured with a suitableadhesive so that a liquid tight side seam results.

The top and bottom closure members. I2, l3 are preferably squares offibre material which are interlocked with the adjacent end or marginalportions of the body. For this purpose the body marginal portions arebent obliquely inwardly as at I8 and thence outwardly as at I! therebyproviding ledges 2i against which the closure members are supported. Theextreme edges of the body marginal portions are bent outwardly andthence inwardly over the outer edges of the closure members thusproviding opposite end flanges 22 which hold the members in place.

The bent parts I9, 22 of thebody adjacent its ends and the edges of thetop and bottom closure members I2. I 3 are preferably secured withasuitable liquid proof'adhesive. This manner of construction provides aliquid tight end seam which is generally indicated by the numeral 25.

The bottom'closure member [3 is preferably flat throughout as best shownin Fig. 2. In con trast to this the top closure member I! is formed witha raised or domed panel 21 which is struck outwardly from the materialof the member. The area of the panel preferably extends over the entirearea of the container top inside the inner edge of the top end seamflange 22. In other words the domed panel fits tightly against the-edgeof the top end seam. It also extends above the plane of the end seam andpractically merges into the end seam in a curved panel section orreenforcing shoulder 28. This construction, of top closure preventscollection of water, such as rain water, ice-water, or any other foreignmatter on the top of the container, any such material immediatelyrunning off over the end I seam 25 so that the top will be left clean.

The top closure member I2 is also provided with a dispensing opening Mwhich is formed cured to the top by a staple 33.. A portion of theclosure element on one side of the staple extends over the dispensingopening 3i and is formed with a struck out plug section 34 which fitstightly into the opening when the container is closed. This portion ofthe closure element extends over an area. surrounding the dispensingopening'and also extends over the adjacent portion of the end seam sothat foreign matter is prevented from collecting on and contaminatingthese portions of the container. The portion of the closure element onthe opposite side of the staple serves as a tab (marked 35) for liftingor carrying the container and this tab is provided with ahole 36 whichmay be used in hanging the container onto a hook or the like ii desired.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement oi the parts without departing from the spirit and scope oi.the invention or sacrificing all of its material advan- A containercomprising a tubular fibre body having an end portion thereof inclinedinwardly and thence outwardly to provide a substantially flat endsupporting ledge, and an end closure tages. the form hereinbeforedescribed being 26 merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

member including a substantially flat peripheral portion engaging andsupported by said ledge, the inner portion of said closure membercomprising a domed central panel disposed above the plane oi said ledgeand terminating at its outer periphery in a downwardly extendingreenforcing shoulder merging into said flat ledge, the terminalportionot said body outwardly of said ledge being folded inwardly anddownwardly over said closure to constitute a substantially flat flangesecured to the closure in a liquidproof seam, the inner extremity ofsaid flange abutting closely against the outer shouldered periphery ofsaid domed central panel, whereby liquid foreign matter falling on theclosure mem her will readily run of! over the seam.

JOHN M. HOTHERSALL.

